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Horizons of functional food production in Syria and its exportation to international markets: Russia as an example
National Agricultural Policy Centre, Syria, 2013F.F is a category that comprises an extended spectrum of foods and beverages, ranging from natural foods that contain functional components like lycopene in tomato and Omega-3 fatty acids in seafood, to fortified foods like calcium-fortificated orange juice or cereal fortified with vitamins and minerals.DocumentAgriculture and nutrition in Pakistan: pathways and disconnects
Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia, 2013This paper analyses the pathways and disconnects between agriculture and nutrition in the context of Pakistan, using a framework developed by theTackling the Agriculture-Nutrition Disconnect in India (TANDI) research programme.DocumentA state of the art review of agriculture-nutrition linkages
2013This AgriDiet Position Paper explores the latest evidence on the relationships between agriculture and nutrition in food-insecure regions. First, it summarises the levels and consequences of undernutrition. Second, it reviews some contextual factors that might affect the relationship between agriculture and nutrition.DocumentPost-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition
2013Developing country food systems have changed dramatically since the Green Revolution period. At the same time, malnutrition still represents a challenge and is now understood to encompass the three simultaneous dimensions of undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies, and over-nutrition manifest in overweight and obesity.DocumentFood system strategies for preventing micronutrient malnutrition
2013Micronutrients are defined as substances in foods that are essential for human health and are required in small amounts. They include all of the known vitamins and essential trace minerals. Micronutrient mal-nutrition affects between a third and a half of the global population.DocumentNutritional status in northern Nigeria, prevalence and determinants: a review of evidence
Operational Research and Impact Evaluation, 2013This summary outlines the approach, key findings and conclusions of a review of literature, written by Richard Longhurst and Alex Cornelius, on the prevalence and determinants of child and maternal undernutrition in northern Nigeria, and direct and indirect interventions to tackle undernutrition, globally and in Nigeria, undertaken in 2012.DocumentImproving child nutrition: the achievable imperative for global progress
United Nations Children's Fund, 2013UNICEF’s 2009 report Tracking Progress on Child and Maternal Nutrition drew attention to the impact of high levels of undernutrition on child survival, growth and development and their social and economic toll on nations.DocumentFood and Nutrition Security and Climate Change: Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Watershed Organisation Trust, 2013The paper examines the existing supporting systems to food and nutritional security (FNS) – institutional and social – especially in the semi-arid and dryland regions in India. It explores the climatic and non-climatic factors which are intertwined and interdependent in the issue of FNS.DocumentA large-scale intervention to introduce orange sweet potato in rural Mozambique increases vitamin A intakes among children and women
2012b-Carotene-rich orange sweet potato (OSP) has been shown to improve vitamin A status of infants and young children in controlled efficacy trials and in a small-scale effectiveness study with intensive exposure to project inputs.DocumentInterventions to improve water quality and supply, sanitation and hygiene practices, and their effects on the nutritional status of children
Cochrane Library, 2013Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions are frequently implemented to reduce infectious diseases, and may be linked to improved nutrition outcomes in children.Pages